Ledger



Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

warren f STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I HANS J. HOLST, OF HILDRETH, -NEBBASKA.

LEDGER,

Application filed December 24, 1923. Serial No. 682,451.

employs leaves of novel construction where I by names in the ledger may be readily found.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described-in which the leaves are constructed so as to lie in a flat position when the book is opened. Other objects and advantages w ll appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this ap plication, in whichv Figure 1 is a plan VIEW of one of the leaves, 7

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a plan view of two of the leaves shown in open position, and also shows a number of leaves disposed beneath the left-hand leaf,

Figure dis a plan view of another form of leaf,

Figure 5 is a view showingthe position the leaf assumes when the book is opened,

Figure 6 is a modified form of leaf used in the ledger, and V Figure 7 is a view showing thesheets in assembled relation,

In carrying out my invention I provide a number of leaves 1, 2 and 2.. The leaves 1 are for the alphabetical list of names,

while the leaves 2, 2 are for the separate accounts of people. As clearly shown in Figure 2, the leaf 1 .is formed of a relatively stiff paper that is bent back upon itself at i so as to provide two layers 5 and 6. A tab 7 is inserted through a slot 8 in the bend 46- It will be noted from Figure 1 that the tab 7 has a reduced portion 9 and an enlarged portion 10.- The enlarged por- 'A and B hereafter.

tion is disposed between the layers 5 and 6. The shoulders 11 engage with the inner surface of the bend and prevent the tab 7 from being removed. It will also be noted from Figure 2 that the portion 10 is beveled so as to come to a fine point at its inner edge as at 13. A reinforcing strip of cloth 12 or other material encloses'the portion 10 and extends beyond 'it (see Figure 1). The tapering of the portion 10 and the extension of the strip 12 beyond the portion 10 obviates any raised portion which is usually caused on the surface of the sheet by the portion 10. In other words, there is no depression adjacent to the edge of the portion,

The leaves 1 are used for alphabetical purposes and in the present instance, I have shown the leaf as having the names starting 1 'withC printed thereon. The tab 7 in this instance is alsov printed with a capital (1 The leaf is divided into two columns 14 and 15, the column 1 1 having surnames thereon which represent a number of accounts of different parties having the same surname, each account being on a separate page, while the column15 has surnames thereon which represent accounts of different parties, each having a different surname. For example, there would be several Carlson and Cullen accounts, each one differing from the others by the initials of the first and second names, while there will be just one Chester or Chase account. This is for a purpose hereinafter described. The leaf 1 is also provided with the usual openings 16 through which the, posts of the ledger are adapted to extend to secure the leaf in position. A reinforcing strip of cloth 17 or other like material is disposed between the layers 5 and 6 adjacent to the opening 16, whereby the walls of the openings are reinforced.

In Figure 3 I have shown two of the leaves 2, the leaf on the left hand side of the" figure showing the arrangement of lines, etc., on one side of the'leaf, and the right-hand side of the figure showing the arrangement of lines, etc., on the opposite side of the leaf 2. I will call these sides printed on both sides in the same manner as the leaves 2, and differ from these leaves The leaves 2' are only in the different cut of the free ends of the leaves. Theside A of the leaf 2 is clearly shown in Figure d and consists of the usual openings 18 which receive the binding posts of the ledger, and in addition slots 19. The slots 19 are disposed in rows and are adjacent to the openings 18. I have found that a leaf of a ledger will loend more easily adjacent to the binding of the ledger when it is provided with slots 19 than when it is not provided withslots, In Figure. 5 T have shown the leaf 2 bent adjacent to the slots 19. ,The outer end of the leaf 2 is cut away at- 20 for a purpose now to be described... Figure 3 also shows leaves 21 this posed beneath the top leaf and shows additional leaves 2 disposed. beneath the leaves The hook .inade upof a .niii aerofsections comprising an hide age anteater f leaves disposed directly oeneath theindeX e. The index pageiej shown in Figure 1 I is in, reality the leaf 1. as referred to in the net part of thespcciiication. Figu'r'e 7,.sl1ows how the inn X page is provided with a tah9 that has tholetter imprinted thereon which corresponds to the first letter in all of the surnames on the page. Directly beneath theindex page or leaf .1, is a leaf similar to the leaf 2C. This. leaf is written on the side B so that the matter on the leaf is onlyreadable when the hook is opened so as to disclose the leaf on the right-hand side of the hook. Thisleaf is large enough to cover the portions 22 on the leaves 2, but is not large enough to cover the portions 20 and 20 .on theleaves 2. Directly below the leaf 2, after the. name Chester, A. VJ. is a leaf similar to the leaf 2, shown in Figure 3. T hisleaf has a projection thereon which contains the portions 20 and 22. The projectionois disposed at the very top of the page and therefore the portion 20 refers the first'surname in the left-hand column on the leaf 1, which in the present instance is .arlson. The leaf 2 written on the side Also as to dispose the leaf on the left-hand side of the on in book when the account of Fred H. Carlson is heingg' checked. Theportion disposed adjacent to the blank por tion 20 is provided with the letters F. H. referring to the initials of the mans name.

he leaves ZQdisposed directlvheneath the str am rs theporticii 2-0 thereon a re' provided with projections that are oiie-halfthe size of the projection 21. These projections are si iilar to the portion .22 and hear t 'e initials of theclien t's in the same, man a ile .porti heretofore described, hears theifiitials F., ,H. The portions he sacgteanigpa es'are sft' ed so all of thepo in which each su The next surname on the list 14 is the word Cullen. The first leaf bearing the surname Cullen is provided with a proj cction 25 which is large enough to be viewed when the leaf hearing the projection 21 is disposed thereo'ver. it will therefore be seen that the leaves which bear the first surname of a series'o'f similar surnames are provided with projections which are stepped in the same manner as the leaves bearing the initials relating to thesurnames are stepped. The leaves 1 and 2 are cut so as to permit onlythe por tions,20 and 2 to be visible when the book is closed I y r v Between the leaf hearing the siirrian'ie' i Cullen and the leaves hearing the Carlson? disposed directly. above first namedleaf is a leaf similar to the, leaf containing thesurname Chester. Tl contains [the surname. Chase, will he noted. is the I I I ing on the list 15 on leaf 1. If, there Q, a party wishes to find the account of the client Chase he merely turns to the projection 20 and opens the book, whereupon the pageon the right hand side of thehook contains the account of the de'sired party. The party using the book onlyhas to keep in mind the faotthat the surnames in the column or'list 1% refer to a number of accounts of different. parties having the same surname, while the surnames in column 15 refer to accounts in which each party has a differentsurname. The findingof-the urnames in columns 14: or .15 is identically the same. The name in column 14. is Cullen. as heretofore stated, while the second name in coliimu 15 is Chase. Both of these accounts can hc instantly obtained hy first noting the position of the surnames in the column. Tnthe 3 presentinstance they are the second surnames appearing in their respective ii The second projection-20 on the leave would instantly open the booleand. \"Yould bring the accounts of Cullen and Chase. to view. If Oscar Cullen was not the party desired. the operator could trace down the series of portions 22 and could quickly locats the initials of the Cullen desired. and thus find the desired account. H3

The book made up of a series of section each section containing the index leaf 1, theleaves '2 hearing the accounts of clients inwhich one surname refers to more than one client. Thel ic I refer to a-"co t second 100 client. These sec oose leer fo m. resembles loo e l tab 9 Qil' tively, and the portion visible,

his her I to respec are onlv surname. For example, the surname Carlson on the top of the list refers to Fred H. Carlson, on leaf 2 as shown in ure 3, or John Carlson, on leaf 2 Carlson A: Go, on leaf 2, etc. In like manner, the surname Cullen refers to Oscar Cullen as shown in leaf 2 Figure 4:, etc. All of the leaves 2 and 2 that-have the surname Carlson thereon are to be found beneath the first projection 20 thatis disposed directly'beneath the leaf 1] In Figure 8 I have shown the leaf that is normally disposed directly beneath the leaf 1. The projection 20 is divided into two portions 21 and 22, the portion 21 being blank while the portion 22 containsthe initials of the persons name as for example, in Figure 3, the initials F. H. in the area 22 stand for the name Fred H. Carlson. A person in looking for Fred H. Carlson would merely have to turn to the C tab, and find the position of the name Carlson in the column. In the present instance, the name Carlson is at the top of the list. he person would therefore turn to the top projection 20. The leaves 2 disposed directly beneath the leaf 2 that carries the projection 20 and which bearthe surnames Carlson thereon are not provided with projections 20. These leaves, however, are provided with spaces 22 that are similar to the portion 22 that is on the projection 21. After the person has placed his finger upon the desired projection 20, he traces down the initials on the spaces 22 of the leaves 2 until he finds the desired initials. The various spaces 22 of the various leaves are so disposed with respect to each other that they may all be read without turning the leaves. For example, the leaf 2 bearing the name Fred H. Carlson is cut at X, while the leaf 2 bearing the name John H. Carlson is cut at Y, etc. In this way, the initials F. If, J. 1-1., etc., may be read without turning the leaves. 1

i In like manner, the word Cullen is a surname for a number of people. The first leaf 2 bearing the surname Cullen thereon also has a projection 20 (see Figure 4:) that is larger than the projection 20 of the leaf bearing the surname Carlson, whereby the projection 20 may be seen even though the projection 20 is disposed thereabove. In the column shown in Figure 1, the name Cullen is second on the list, and therefore the person looking for the surname Cullen would look for the projection 20. that is disposed directly beneath the projection 20. The leaves 2 and 2 bearing the surname Cullen also have spaces 22 that correspond with the spaces 22, but which are not visible until the book has been opened to the projection 20. The person then runs down the initials on the spaces 22 until he finds the desired name.

The surnames in the column 15 are to only one person by that name. In'Figure 3 I have shown the surname 'Chester on the side B of the leaf 2. The surnames in the column 14 are to be found on the left-hand side of the book when in an open position, while the surnames in the column 15 are to be found onthe right-hand side of the page when the book is opened. The sides B of the leaves 2 and 2 are used for the names found in column 15.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. As heretofore stated, the leaves 1 contain the sure names starting with the same initial. leaves 2 bear the names of individual persons. The side A of the leaves 2 carries the surnames which are to more than one person, while the side B carries names of which there is only one. person. stated, an account can be quickly found with this arrangement of leaves. The different cutting of the outer ends of the leaves 2 permits the desired name in the ledger to be quickly found. If desired, a leaf 30 similar to the leaf 2 may be provided which has two lines of perforations 31 and 32 along its outer edge. Transverse lines of perforations 33 divide the rows formed by the lines 31 and 32 into squares. If it is desired to make the leaf of the shape shown in Figure 4: it is merely necessary to tear along the lines a and b. In this way, the person keeping the ledger can add new leaves as desired, and can cut the outer edge of the leaves in the manner he wishes. The de vice forms a novel way for quickly finding a desired name in the ledger, even though the ledger may have a great many names, The device also obviates the necessity of leafing through a number of pages.

I claim 1. In a ledger, a leaf having two columns of surnames thereon starting with a common initial, atab carried by said leaf and having a letter corresponding with the first letter of the surnames, each surname in one of the columns representing a number of accounts of different persons, while each surname in the other column represents only one account of different persons, and-a second set of leaves having projections that extend beyond the first named leaf, said pro jections having data thereon indicating the initials on the leaf carrying the projection, said projections being arranged in consecutive order and referring to the row of names in said first named column. Y

2. In a ledger, a leaf having two columns of surnames thereon starting with a common initial, a tab carried by said leaf and having a letter corresponding with the first letter of the surnames, each surname in one of the columns representing a number of accounts of different persons, while each sur The As heretofore Cir tive order and referring to the row of names in said first named column, and a third set of leaves disposed beneath each one of the second named set of leaves, said third set having projections with data thereon indicating the initials preceding the surname on the sheet carrying the projection.

Hans J. Korea. 

